LIVING WITH DBS THERAPY DBS THERAPY FOR OCD
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER SURGERY
After you receive your DBS device, you’ll work closely with your healthcare team to ensure therapy is successful.
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Understand how to get the most out of deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder.*
EXPLORE DAILY LIFEGETTING A REPLACEMENT DEVICE
To continue therapy without interruption, you’ll need to replace your device occasionally before the battery runs out.
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Humanitarian Device: Authorized by Federal (U.S.A.) law for use as an adjunct to medications and as an alternative to anterior capsulotomy for treatment of chronic, severe, treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in adult patients who have failed at least three selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The effectiveness of this device for this use has not been demonstrated.